by - March 7, 2013 6:33 pm
Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson (R-Benton) filed SB812 on Wednesday that would change the requirements for the director of the Department of Higher Education to remove the requirement that the director be…
by - March 6, 2013 7:19 pm
It is official. Arkansas is now the most pro-life state in the country. Today, the House overrode Gov. Beebe’s veto to pass Sen. Rapert’s SB 134 with all 51 Republicans (I…
by - February 27, 2013 6:36 pm
In an interesting move, the ultra-conservative group Club for Growth is targeting Arkansas Congressman Rick Crawford in a list of nine Republican Congressmen. Their website – PrimaryMyCongressman.com – seeks to…
by - February 27, 2013 6:03 pm
It was interesting to watch the vote to override Gov. Beebe’s veto of HB1037 – a bill which will ban abortion in Arkansas at the point at which the baby…
by - February 26, 2013 8:11 pm
Tantrum (noun) – “a fit of bad temper” The ever popular Gov. Mike Beebe threw a tantrum today at the state capitol when he did not get his way. It…
by - February 26, 2013 7:29 am
Saline County Circuit Clerk Dennis Milligan took another step toward running for State Treasurer today by filing his papers to form an exploratory committee. Milligan – who previously served as…
by - February 21, 2013 8:30 am
Curtis Coleman will officially begin his uphill climb, long-shot run at the Governor’s office today in an announcement at 11:30 at the state capitol. He has already announced this many…
by - February 19, 2013 10:01 pm
It was interesting to watch the righteous indignation from some Democrats today at Rep. John Burris failure to call for a roll call vote in the House Public Health Committee…
by - February 16, 2013 4:35 pm
The state capitol was abuzz on Friday with swirling rumors on what exactly happened with State Rep. Mark McElroy (D-Tillar) in some sort of apparent meltdown on the House floor…
by - February 13, 2013 6:20 pm
When the dust cleared on the 2010 election cycle, Republicans realized they had made a mistake. With all three of their candidates winning the down-the-ballot constitutional office races for Lieutenant…
by - February 5, 2013 6:16 pm
Today, the House Public Health Committee put the brakes on Sen. Jason Rapert’s Heartbeat Bill – SB134 – when the committee tabled the bill during the meeting. Chairman John Burris…
by - February 4, 2013 7:43 pm
I noticed today something a bit too odd to simply be a coincidence. The Arkansas House of Representatives began their session this afternoon recognizing their “doctor of the day,” Little…
by - February 1, 2013 9:17 pm
The leftie blogs attacking Sen. Jason Rapert today should come as a surprise to no one. A straight talking conservative senator elected as part of the Tea Party movement in…
by - January 31, 2013 9:18 pm
It has been interesting to watch the pre-spin of an audit report due out on Friday which is expected to find some major issues with the state’s Medicaid program. The…
by - January 31, 2013 6:04 pm
Today, the Arkansas Legislature perhaps saw the most significant advancement of pro-life legislation in our state’s history. Two pro-life measures cleared a House Committee that was the primary road block…
by - January 30, 2013 8:00 pm
I write in my weekly Stephens Media column this week about a tangible way Arkansas Senators Mark Pryor and John Boozman can put their money where their mouth is on…
by - January 29, 2013 7:15 pm
The first attempt to pass a pro-life bill through the House Public Health Committee was a reminder just how small the margin for error is this year. In the previous…
by - January 28, 2013 6:15 pm
A couple of weeks ago, Rep. Nate Steel (D-Nashville) commented on Twitter that he was slowed down getting to the state capitol due to drivers not moving over to the…
by - January 26, 2013 2:40 pm
Bill Halter’s one day old campaign for Governor rolled out its campaign team today. The list reads like a who’s who from President Obama’s 2008 and 2012 campaign, including Gary…
by - January 25, 2013 6:03 pm
The news of Dustin McDaniel dropping out while minutes later Bill Halter jumping in the Governor’s race has given political junkies whiplash. The question I have been hearing from my…
